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Featured text: "Sermon for Christmas Afternoon, Luke 2:1-20 (Luther's Works, Vol. 51)" — Martin Luther It's Addressed To You. Open It! In this episode, we discuss Martin Luther's sermon on Luke 2 for Christmas afternoon. What's the consequence of the "to you" and "for you" of Luke's Gospel message for Christians? SHOW NOTES: Sermon for Christmas afternoon, Luke 2:1-20; Luther's Works, Volume 51: S...

Featured text: "Proof of the Apostolic Preaching" — Irenaeus Ted, Just Admit It! He's Always Been The Lamb. In this episode, we discuss Irenaeus' Proof of Apostolic Preaching and what he has to say to those who make a show of faith but deny the incarnation of the Son according to the witness of Scripture. SHOW NOTES: Proof of the Apostolic Preaching by Irenaeus https://amzn.to/3uzkgxg   SUPPORT 15...

Featured text: "Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: How the Torah (Law) Fulfills its Goal in Yeshua (Jesus) by Eitan Bar, Seth Postell, Erez Soref" — Eitan Bar Torah! Torah! Torah! In this episode, we discuss the book, Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus: How the Torah (Law) Fulfills its Goal in Yeshua (Jesus). This time it's all about how to read and exegete the Scriptures to reveal the purpose and goal of the...

Featured text: "On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin" — Augustine Who's Running the Verbs of Grace? In this episode, we discuss Augustine's defense of God's grace against the Pelagians, with a healthy dose of Reformation theology added for seasoning. SHOW NOTES: Augustine - On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/15061.htm   SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network...

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Featured text: "The Purpose of Christmas" — Tim Keller They Call Me… Tim. In this episode, we discuss Tim Keller's sermon, The Purpose of Christmas. Does it matter that Jesus' birth is a historical fact? What's the difference between an eyewitness account and a legend? What are we really preaching at Christmas, and why should anyone care? SHOW NOTES: Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas https://w...

Featured text: "The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) by Richard A. Norris" — Nestorius Divide by Two, but Add by One. In this episode, we discuss Nestorius' sermon on whether Mary was Theotokos or not and what happens when one tries to comment on the two natures of God using Greek philosophy to exegete Scripture. SHOW NOTES: Nestorius - First Sermon Against The Theot...

Featured text: "The Message of the Prophets" — Gerhard von Rad God Doesn't Do Prophet-sharing. In this episode, we discuss Gerhard von Rad's explanation of a prophet's freedom and lack of choice regarding his call and proclamation. What's at stake for preachers, and all Christians, when God calls us to speak a specific word, to a specific people, at a specific time according to his decision? SHOW...

Featured text: "On the Flesh of Christ" — Tertullian God Has No Skin in The Game? In this episode, we discuss Tertullian's argument against Marcion about God's being born flesh and blood in his treatise, On The Flesh of Christ. What's at stake when well-meaning Christians disembody God and, consequently, Christians? SHOW NOTES: Tertullian bio https://www.theopedia.com/tertullian   Tertullian - On...

Featured text: "The Epistle to the Romans" — Karl Barth What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth's Roman's commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today. SHOW NOTES: The Epistle to the Romans https://amzn.to/3E1xZSZ   SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network  https://www.1517.org/podcasts/...

Featured text: "The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought)" — Irenaeus The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus' attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ's two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today. SHOW NOTES: The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Tho...

Featured text: "Theology is for Proclamation" — Gerhard Forde Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Forde's book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus' preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation. SHOW NOTES: Forde - Theology is for Proclamation https://amzn.to/3SG7zu8   The Crucified God: 40th...

Featured text: "Confessions" — Augustine Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It's Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine's Confessions, specifically Augustine's reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God's Word had on his conversion to Christianity. SHOW NOTES: Augustine - Confessions https://amzn.to/3DFhBau SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network  https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support t...

Featured text: "The Antichrist" — Friedrich Nietzsche We Are Live! In this episode, we recorded a live show at the Here We Still Stand 2022 conference, so of course, we read Nietzsche and discussed salvation. SHOW NOTES: Nietzsche - The Antichrist https://genius.com/Friedrich-nietzsche-the-antichrist-full-text-annotated SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network  https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work...

Featured text: "Rules for Understanding the Sacred Scriptures" — Matthias Flacius Do You Read The Bible? What's Your Secret? In this episode, we discuss how to understand the Bible from Matthias Flacius' book, How to Understand the Sacred Scriptures. SHOW NOTES: Matthias Flacius - How to Understand the Sacred Scriptures https://amzn.to/3CDHs22   More Flacius https://amzn.to/3eeLJzH   Formula of Co...

Featured text: "More Than a Carpenter" — Josh McDowell It's A Bittersweet, Scientific Symphony of Atheism. In this episode, we discuss Josh McDowell's book, More Than A Carpenter, and the topic of belief, science, and atheism. Do science and faith contradict one another? Is atheism a reasonable position over-against belief in God? SHOW NOTES: Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter https://amzn.to/3...

Featured text: "More Than a Carpenter" — Josh McDowell Liar, Liar, Jesus Is A Lunatic? In this episode, we read More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell. We discuss the cultural-historical argument that Jesus was either a good moral teacher or a prophet, or whether he was a liar, lunatic, or Lord. SHOW NOTES: Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter https://amzn.to/3xQwXWy or http://www.voiceofthewatch...

Featured text: "Mere Christianity" — C.S. Lewis Does God Care Whether We're Good or Bad? We conclude our discussion of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. If Christians live in enemy territory, as Lewis writes, how does that affect the defense of our faith? Do we have free will, and why would God give us free will if he knew we'd eat from Eden's tree? What does conscience have to do with our relation...

Featured text: "Mere Christianity" — C.S. Lewis Let's Fight! In this episode, we read and discuss C.S. Lewis' popular book: Mere Christianity. What do Christians believe? How do we discuss religion, good and evil, God and the devil, and why Christianity isn't something anyone would ever think to invent? SHOW NOTES: C.S. Lewis - Mere Christianity http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/Mere%20Christi...

Featured text: "Revelation" — Flannery O'Connor Singing in Tune, But Singing The Wrong Song... In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Revelation by Flannery O'Connor. How does a theologian of the cross reveal the truth to people who don't want to listen? Paradox, misdirection, and revelation. SHOW NOTES: "Revelation" From "Everything That Rises Must Converge" By Flannery O'Connor https://w...

Featured text: "Revelation" — Flannery O'Connor A Christ-Haunted Parable... In this episode, we discuss faith, segregation, and the Christ-haunted south as described by Flannery O'Connor in her short story, Revelation. What happens to us when we discuss race, gender, class, and culture apart from Christ Jesus? What does it mean that the churches are Christ-haunted? What happens when the churches a...

Featured text: "The Brothers Karamazov" — Fyodor Dostoyevsky You Silver-tongues Devil... We conclude our discussion of Dostoevsky's dialogue between Ivan Karamazov and the devil from the Brothers Karamazov. SHOW NOTES: The Brothers Karamazov - Book 11 - Chapter 9 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/28054/28054-h/28054-h.htm   Reds https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1   Biblia Pauperum...

Featured text: "The Brothers Karamazov" — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Speak if The Devil… In this episode, we discuss Ivan Karamazov's argument with the devil from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel, The Brothers Karamazov. How do we recognize the evil one when he comes to us, mainly when he portrays himself as someone who wants what's best for us? SHOW NOTES: The Brothers Karamazov - Book 11 - Chapter 9 https://ww...

Featured text: "Moby-Dick" — Herman Melville Welcome to The Terrordome. In this episode, we read and discuss "The Sermon" from Moby Dick. What is a preacher's responsibility to his congregation in his preaching? What happens when the Gospel is talked about but never preached? What happens when Jonah is preached without Christ at the conclusion of the sermon? SHOW NOTES: Moby Dick by Herman Melvill...

Featured text: "Young Goodman Brown" — Nathaniel Hawthorne Was It Only A Dream? We conclude our reading and discussion of "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathanial Hawthorne. What happens when sin, death, and Satan are unaddressed by Christians, and especially the churches? What kind of damage does hypocrisy do to a community, congregation, and our Christian relationships? SHOW NOTES: Young Goodman Brown...